I heard from the prospective motor guy again tonight - sounds promising. But I'm not going to say another word about it until I have the cash.
Don't want to jinx it.
It's supposed to rain tomorrow, so that would be good "garage" weather. I'd like to get the tranny oil leaks completely sorted out. Plus need to remove the e-motor and rotate it 90 degrees to get its terminals out of the way of the battery rack that will sit over top.
Once that's done, we can look at continuing with rack fabrication. Now that the welder is broken in, I'm eager.
And of course: drive it around the neighbourhood to "test" each little repair/mod